BKC Police crack handbag snatching case in 36 hours using 200 CCTV cameras

The investigating team of the BKC police, along with Iliyas Nazim Khan (kneeling). Pics/By Special Arrangement

The Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) police arrested a 22-year-old man within 36 hours of allegedly snatching a woman's handbag while she was travelling in an autorickshaw. Police scanned footage from over 200 CCTV cameras before arresting the accused in Bandra. The complainant, Megha Sharma, 26, a lawyer and Malad resident, registered an FIR under Section 309(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

Iliyas Nazim Khan, alleged accused

According to police, the incident took place at around 1.45 am on August 1 on the CST Road stretch leading from Kurla towards Santacruz near Hans Bhugra Junction in BKC. Sharma was travelling home in an autorickshaw when a biker allegedly reached into the rickshaw, snatched her handbag and fled.

Camera trail

Using technical surveillance and human intelligence, police identified the accused as Iliyas Nazim Khan, 22, a resident of the Rathi Shelter House compound on Lal Mitti Road in Bandra West. "Officers tracked his movements through footage from more than 200 CCTV cameras before arresting him," a police officer said.

Cases solved

Police said Khan's arrest helped solve four cases, including the BKC bag-snatching case and earlier offences registered at the Nirmal Nagar, Kherwadi and Vakola police stations.

Investigating team

API Kishor Parkale
PSI Sangram Bagal
PSI Rahul Chandanshiv
PSI Prakash Rathod
Assisted by 10 police constables

Criminal record

A police officer
‘Khan has several theft and robbery cases registered against him at the Nirmal Nagar, Kherwadi, Andheri Railway, and Bandra Railway police stations between 2022 and 2024'

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